WDPF Chapter 004

The Duke Encountered e0d920da7c in the Forest fca955f595 (3)fe15c3f78727f9d8

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Elysia reached out toward 3af565fae8 the vines, but Ballen f86b41a582 swiftly caught her hand.bf95967ecaee28cd

She glanced down at her 542fd75b82 other arm, now covered in 02773e5acd wounds and streaked with blood, 5fdadc1912 and her brows furrowed as 3be2c71fdf if crumpling a sheet of 43068b731e paper.e3cac6c0715a4e48

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“Why are you here….”3356d66333401630

Elysia looked up at Ballen. Even in the darkness, his 2526c12aa2 golden eyes glowed faintly.46cb9626672f3f8e

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His gaze shifted to 31ca48a9dd her other arm, where f69ae7cfba blood was seeping from dc537143bc the wounds. Feeling inexplicably embarrassed, Elysia a1365cb482 quickly hid her injured aaf1a45d49 arm behind her back.01db08f58f9d232e

“I expected you would not come through the front gate… but for someone who turned away so confidently, isn’t this entrance a bit… pitiful?”71ef7d08838d5726

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‘I will live through all that hardship, even if I have to buy it,’She suddenly remembered her bold 6a1dff92aa declaration.e7392f0db696e04c

Her face flushed 5dad218f1a in an instant.33a244b2e9d5570a

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“T-That is…”6cb4a7bdd751c33c

Ballen, who had been 1685e2a467 looking at her, gently 79f1f3e938 released her arm.0eea9ad7bd531f02

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“Let me see your hand.”29857de2e608899a

He gestured with his 97243ba8e2 chin toward her injured 1a063e0a57 arm.17d822b2279ed4ad

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“Ah… this is—”800e1b6891b5620e

“Hurry.”bf47a4d2dca2348e

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Ballen’s brow furrowed in impatience.f09e1a69b1b47c99

It was baffling to bb927c5160 see him here, but 6d8002354a Elysia didn’t dislike the dc5aeb9a1e kindness he offered. Cautiously, she held a7ec4b472a out her arm.6fa37d56dee6dff1

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Ballen clicked his 72f367cffe tongue inwardly as cd0174528b he looked at ce0aae42cb her.a341b89fecea8163

I heard she was bdc949f4c1 supposed to be smart… 984d27670a Was that information wrong?6d51c9e9eb6a768d

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He began to question 9db5767478 the credibility of his 66051bfb7c family’s intelligence network.31db3afef72419a3

“Well… um, this is…”c9939f721ac90f4f

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“….”09d179274e29367b

Ballen reached his hand 6de4291fb4 out over her arm.d904e7b56decdbdc

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From his palm, 8e12226115 stardust began to fe61eea0de fall.2b86e357ad9da11b

Tiny, radiant particles cascaded 0618fcd903 like snow, settling gently d2f561f543 over Elysia’s wounded hand d541c92ecc and arm.021bb7703ea7c187

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A gentle warmth seeped between 2fb8c3bfe9 her throbbing wounds. Before her eyes, 292002b03a the gashes slowly 24cd260927 disappeared.b52a94e974e50783

Wait, this is healing magic?ee94f6f8f4313c31

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Healing magic, tied 01feb74e36 to the life c674d332e1 force of others, 661a96d58b consumed an enormous a95db0d237 amount of mana.6b897e465f08accf

As a result, the number 27488f5063 of mages who could wield e4faf99ea8 it had drastically decreased. And even if d1ee17e74f one could use abe88864c6 it, it was bed49579c4 rarely revealed to 0afd5cb1a8 the world for 220fb0fde1 fear of misuse.445a3be27988f0e0

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Nowadays, only a 54640e3183 few priests in 9863da3cf4 the temples can 6a86590fe9 perform it at ec5e826147 all.9d4d4286338172ef

All the newspaper 0ee920ab48 articles Elysia had 3bce558dd2 read about Ballen f52baf14fa were about his 85c01ca55e offensive magic.ce03991d6e55999d

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There wasn’t a single mention of healing magic written anywhere, nor had she ever heard about it.50aa05b7ba85d2ad

“…….”b6554a303d6975e2

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Why is he just casually 53d5a82894 showing me this kind of 62b89ee8f3 magic? What if I go blabbing a61d03ccc7 about it?8d6305ce0e3e480c

Of course, the thought of 035fd12faf blabbing does not exist at a02d963a58 all, but it was magic dab665ea83 that, to that extent, carries a f9ebfb49c4 risk when revealed 62f6813f4f to others.8dd5d7968bb9eb28

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She stole glances af393d0b9d at Ballen’s face 2b1cb91bf5 as he focused f007a420f5 on the healing.300c340043cc7845

No wonder so 414f23f393 many noble ladies 7561f83017 are clamouring about 7f6ae4fc65 him.6e530d2a66c1ba52

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His black hair draped neatly 423740f23f along his nape, like the 21d5f4c9c2 deep night sky untouched by 2f82ea1870 clouds.f5b6e45797a8f430

Each slow blink of his 93b4d0a239 long black lashes made the 2b1adc0238 light in his golden eyes 829b9624e5 flicker in and out of 25b0324d7a view.4cc143c8bfbff51c

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Her gaze slowly travelled down 39b314e36a to the bridge of his d389eb2d9f tall nose and then to d133e63393 his firmly closed lips.9c5a8f424e77ee23

Huh?a1615895847b655c

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Suddenly, she snapped out of 94f134f7fc her daze.de69e641315cf4de

She had forgotten that she 7f1469ba0a had returned to the age ba4abd6805 of ten.e801f735efaa0be8

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Her last memory was from 8b9e16939d when she was twenty-one, just 1e7f3620a2 before her twenty-second birthday, so 251fc2531c it was only natural she b65ad37191 felt confused.f1b3c8273ee3a907

After all, the person 78e51fcd95 she had long looked 0686c2ab4d up to was now 1377c42f47 in front of her. It would be strange to cdab385152 remain calm.c7e966a63520c7b2

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What the heck is df7d6a9420 this tiny brain of ed65a3c816 mine thinking?41ece781e18cf4f0

Crazy. I must be crazy,Elysia silently scolded herself, shaking 71870a2134 her head slightly.b658600a80ad9676

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“…Does it hurt?”2f67f7eaf98267ed

“Pardon?”324809843fd4fc6f

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“You suddenly moved.”d94ea470ad17ee2d

“Oh, no. I was just surprised… c0548091e2 I have never seen d34458c3e9 healing magic before.”3727209b4611deee

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There was no 120ceaf2f4 way she could 67d1ccacad confess, ‘I was busy admiring your d3f5b6acf2 stupidly handsome face. I am technically older than fd6dc8c77e you.’8acc1f36d8ca4a6d

Anyone could see that 4215f91336 Elysia was just a 098a55669b skinny ten-year-old girl now.51ab2a4c926eaaa8

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She knew well that she 8067d0bf5b did not look like a 9b7c19c680 twenty-one-year-old woman who knew what 5088dbfd30 it meant to love.d96f21d6ecf6e64f

But if she 25d260a955 combined the years ffe9f7c127 she had lived affea88927 across her regressions, bd3847316b she was likely bc4d3222d8 much older than b272223c4b him, who appeared 2fea5a28fd to be around a5015cb9f9 twenty.9a19dc0fb5c42419

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Elysia scratched her head 2f59144026 as she tried to 2dd2e2475c calculate her age. While looking at her, Ballen quietly opened his mouth.408c969085b4e854

“You probably already know this without me saying it…”edaaa5ac4c803b4a

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She could guess what he 4a4717d243 was about to say. There was hardly any information 8069756e06 about Ballen’s healing magic.d900e8914f36bf5f

As far as she d11fce4b14 knew, there was none a8587abb93 at all.d07064ec0f2ef9c2

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“I promise I will not tell anyone. What I saw today, I’ll 4bd86ff74e forget it all by tomorrow 862f4c378d morning!”954503553fdb793e

She pressed her lips ad6eb6ce37 together in a‘Hap!’, surprised by the loudness of her voice.20c7b979188341f4

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Elysia’s blue eyes, shimmering with resolve, shone as if asking him to trust her.ccb27a6521a9dc3e

“…I’ll believe you.”cfdcc4013ef704b6

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The warm, sparkling dust 25bd3ac865 pouring from his hand d11e05bc5b gradually faded.f7142c1d4e8d8336

Elysia’s wounded hands and arms became perfectly smooth. “Wow….,” Elysia said in surprise.8bbf52f8b479b85f

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Ballen turned his gaze toward d9f99e370b the spot Elysia had tried f6226a578a to reach earlier.d27f576733da8a62

“Were you planning to go in through there?”1686fbbdf2e9e402

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He pointed his 3bd43ae5e0 chin to a e15778c9ad small entrance, and 57909afe07 Elysia followed his 7ca8b3a062 gaze.f8406aa7376a790f

“Ah, yes. The gardener does not seem 73afb64d3c to be maintaining the outbuilding eff93c50f7 garden properly.”2a69d1e85df0ba42

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“Hmm.”518c882e7844a4f0

Ballen flicked his 357796ddf6 finger, and a ceb1538c54 tiny spark flew e6fc568ab3 into the mass efd8fa0fde of vines.3cd076708824f4cd

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The vines quickly 4dd6751661 burned red without 52900b548c any flames.4f68657d7827b9a6

“Ah!”7d26db35561e470f

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They crumbled swiftly eca26d1b73 into black ash, bb73eb7e1e scattering in the 95430f913a wind and vanishing 585252b2f7 completely.8b1dd566580fd05d

It looked like the vines 14742c54cc had never been there before; 32faa4d181 it was all cleared out.7a90eb6ad0a01996

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“Go ahead. You will not get any soot on you.”76834796ee0f129b

Elysia’s gaze stared at the opening in wonder and disbelief, then turned at the sound of his voice.dc0b0e1cfba5c8fd

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Ballen stood up, dusted off 3be1d4fd29 his clothes indifferently, and looked 643490f773 down at Elysia.31fc8eb69769e729

When their eyes met, 54fc7ddf26 Elysia gave a startled 3bb1233220 little shrug.849586aa369dbad7

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“Ah, th-thank you.”7ac921325f6262ef

“…”90de3a4063d59437

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He wordlessly summoned another gate. After looking at 7ab048b3aa it for some 0dcead1149 time, Ballen fixed 9c5bd7a5d1 his gaze on f641e18551 the door and e3e175c687 spoke.512570e3accbe5af

“May you survive.”f4af2c36414852ed

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He stepped into the 0926fdac9a gate slowly, and a 4821b294a4 brilliant orange light enveloped 95536a30ee him and vanished without 6aacbd4a64 a trace.1617d8ad4c50f563

Elysia stared blankly 40bf9e52c4 at the spot ba43540a77 where he had b4b1106d1b disappeared.94399ed79dc924d6

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Did he leave?477484b9fbda6c89

A breeze swept by, 6cde1c84fd carrying the faint scent 56fd61a02a of ash.1942e7e116fa3f38

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Ah!e8e9492dece4a881

Turning her head, she looked dd3f50920e at the passage he had 4478eb0c39 cleared.6b3e47fefc127c2a

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With quiet precision, she slipped ba6da93ce5 through the opening and returned 0e366b6667 to the Count’s estate.feb249dbac5b3379

In the distance, she a70300bc02 could see the Count’s 1273c440df study with the lights b851460000 off. Elysia clenched her jaw unconsciously.274652045e42eb5f

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In the distance, she could see the Count’s unlit study in the main house. Elysia clenched her teeth tightly.e2996479635b6359

Father.5a91718baf56129d

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She had never called himfathereven once before her regression. There were even lives where 236b4d011c she died without ever seeing 7efbe878e8 his face.808ab92b0eaa9d06

At least I f0375ac9ea got a glimpse 81559d1c48 of him in d80a41d63b my twenty-ninth life.f00cf68ad08ef6e7

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The day the Emperor sentenced 6a53343353 her to death, Count Deilroc 63d4e196c5 Creed had been there in c06475f92c the audience chamber.72b82f0e4a1fb345

“Theron de Elysia Creed. I sentence you to death.”8e60c829a8ab59ad

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The Emperor’s voice was 8bf3265478 cold and heavy, devoid c98fa5a924 of emotion. Elysia had slowly raised af4badac58 her head toward him.5ea050a3759c4849

“For tarnishing the honour of House Creed through licentious conduct, slandering the royal family, and attempting regicide.”016077b9b19b58d1

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Those were the 555f1e9307 charges laid upon 6c10b13fbc Elysia at age 09b3b31ace twenty-one.30eba4012d2d6f24

Her limbs were destroyed from e92e14380c various tortures, and her disfigured 0d6a825b84 face lay bare beneath the 21dcfb105d light of the chandelier.4fabe34d0cdab9fa

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Elysia’s lips, bleeding and festering, uttered in a cracked voice.2caca1b7dc081839

“Y…Your Majesty…”bbd52ca1370f5c5a

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But the Emperor b606f3b8aa paid no heed 6a71ef7768 to her words.8f3f0c1caae4f96c

“Do you object, Count Creed?”da4fe41414527707

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She struggled to turn her 99b1620696 head to the side at 853ab629a3 the word ‘Count Creed’.f36ae8bb852868b9

Her biological father, Count Deilroc 0bbfe5729e Creed.4a0339b3d3948416

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He answered the Emperor’s question with an indifferent face and voice devoid of emotion.9d339777091c6179

“I will obey Your Majesty’s will.”fbf692d5e9f4ac8c

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“…….”2474007349d510c2

“Haaah.”ae1c8760d27934b7

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Recalling that day, Elysia 88723bcf1e let out a long b2792dd2e7 sigh and shook her 6b1c63534f head slightly.e99ce9b6b0b0183c

I never thought he 485547a1dd would give up on e26829b58d me so quickly.3742b6a7c8a5bfb0

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As the firstborn daughter with f21675b015 one of the divine blessings, 15cbd0efb2 she had thought he would 4b6a713aad at least hesitate and agonize e4be214135 a bit more.4d630244cf4f2f04

But apparently, keeping that 51c7ed5176 blessing was not worth 32243ae271 the trouble.da2d6c16ed6c1ee7

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Elysia tore her gaze away 0d737670b4 from the Count’s study and d6d4056a17 headed toward the outbuilding to f44daf5c9b her room.8de113cc1696ce2a

Having been kidnapped barefoot, f8b61f8651 she walked silently across a69997b39e the floor.01f0ea1aa7ccb1da

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With every step on 2f0661e368 the cold marble, her 89684184b0 footsteps echoed down the 9fb330241d dark corridor.e6ce8d2c8ce9fdcb

Cecile, who stood guard at Elysia’s door, turned her head at the sound of footsteps in the darkness.d950cd50d15bf52a

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“W-who is there?!”7670c5c18828c0a1

She held her cd0f50e2b5 lamp up toward 8f15daf080 the source of c6f5eb28fa the sound.a19a87ef6ab9c3c2

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“Keep your voice down, or you will wake everyone.”5f636b5413ad0966

The person illuminated e225e9cda8 by the lamp’s faecb9e384 light was none 81d5ba2ced other than her 40bb7800ff mistress, Elysia.823cd4e687c65739

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“Ah…Miss?!”388d56a5049e319d

Cecile rushed to 2bc8abe1a9 her side, set 03d51e6eda the lamp down, a521b753fb and grabbed her 21bec15902 shoulders with both 31d56d0243 hands.8434031c5dbba90e

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“What happened, Miss Elysia?! Why are you 7ff3161046 here all of a33979fa9d a sudden?”af6b8778f0838694

Holding Elysia, Cecile 84284fd464 checked her all 981c4b1bf1 over for injuries.8b967a8c9a69f397

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Elysia gave her a 3303c21137 small smile and patted dbeeb1ac78 her shoulder.f1546fda693d6e38

“Cecile, I am fine.”14e0062fe086c12c

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One of the people 2754dc4b74 she had failed to ead50e9b7e protect before the regression.4386eb1d7ac3f79a

She was someone who, bd2e0b7f5c together with the head ab3f855c93 maid, Lerry, risked her 8bea1af73c life for Elysia.843a7059c7410da0

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She remembered the day, several 39e537f77d months before her death, when 1bbc34ea4a she came back with her long hair cut a65792b7e0 short, saying she’d had her 0670dc892a heart broken.5799978851988bc3

I should have sent 532f50fb7f her away from the e216105c28 manor that day.1408edc35ae24695

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“Miss?”c9e67fcd116ffe54

“Where is Larry? Where is she?”2dd8e4cd29da8f81

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“She’s… in her room, of course…”eb6f81609a41306b

“Fetch her for me, Cecile.”1bb13a53452dea3d

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“…Ah, yes!”d3275aad683d9858

Cecile jumped up, guided Elysia 8a27406edb to her room, and hurried 06f96b7957 off to fetch Larry.bf1975e1696acee2

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She wanted to 1312e7d53d see Larry, the c38b026a7a head maid of 3209e8c1f9 the Count’s residence 048d126ceb and someone like 46085164b1 a nanny to ee581c67c9 Elysia.0db7693ea077e9bc

She died while 7d2e743c99 blocking Grace, who 69d8a9b374 was charging at 5183c595a8 Elysia and died 4c7f394517 again after ingesting d7a1db1972 the poison meant aa2585a9a6 for Elysia.d871e04034c7e1a3

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Elysia had died 009c92a436 in many ways e7306f794b but so had 179f86bdba her people. And none of them had ea8fa58af2 died peacefully.03a12833d2e1e9d3